2012年11月5日星期一

Colors in Autumn Photography

Photo byChristopher O’Donnell

There is no doubt that the golden and red
leaves on a background of lush green grass and beautiful blue skies are wonderful
things. So how do you capture it? Darren from digital photography school offers
us a few starting points to boost the colors in your autumn photography.

Use
a Polarizing Filter

The saturation of colors that you get with
one of these is fantastic. It is particularly useful in getting lovely blue
skies but you’ll find that it decreases some of the haze that you often get at
this time of year also.

Shoot
in the Golden hours

While you can get great results at any time
of the day – shoot autumn colors at the end of the day just before sunset when
the light is golden. This accentuates the reds and golds even more than normal.

Photo by Christopher O’Donnell

Don’t
ignore the Overcast days

Some people keep their cameras in their
bags on days where the sun isn’t shining – but they can actually be the best
days, for they help create a mood that you can’t get on a sunny day.

Look
for contrasts

One way to accentuate the colors in your
shots is to think about framing your shots in such a way that the different colors
contrast with one another.

Photo by Zitona

Avoid
shooting into the Sun

Shooting into the sun will result in
shadows, lower saturation of colors and lens flare (which further reduces the
impact of colors. If you do have to shoot into the sun use a lens hood or
shield your lens with something to avoid lens flare.